Nukes, after all, are his key bargaining chip — including the disaster he could unleash on South Korea in case of a US military strike.

The outsider’s approach has served Trump well so far, but he needs to heed his experts going forward.

For more than a quarter-century, the North Korean regime has outfoxed and outmaneuvered successive US presidents — particularly Bill Clinton — through lies and deception.

Maybe Trump’s concerted pressure — including the implied use of military action — has persuaded Kim to reconsider, maybe even offer major concessions.

But it’s far more likely that Little Rocket Man is playing for time while he works to build and improve his nuclear arsenal, and/or hopes he can pull the wool over the eyes of a president who’s winging it.